Project 10073 Record Card and Related Correspondence — Cedar Keys, Florida, 19 January 1952

This document contains a series of reports and internal correspondence regarding a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon on January 19, 1952, near the Cedar Keys Bombing Range in Florida. A B-29 crew from the 32nd Bomb Squadron observed a large, round, bluish-green object with a 150-foot blue tail traveling at high speed. The object was seen descending from 30 degrees above the horizon to 5 degrees above the horizon, where it appeared to explode and fade out. The crew, including the aircraft commander and a 1st Lieutenant, reported the incident as a fireball-type phenomenon. The document notes that the crew members were considered truthful and cooperative. Further investigation by the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) concluded that the object had no relation to known meteorological or astronomical activity. The report highlights that this incident was consistent with the 'green fireball' class of unidentified objects, a phenomenon that the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratory had been investigating for two years without reaching definitive conclusions. The document also references a previous, similar sighting reported by a pilot in 1948 during a flight between Denver and Albuquerque. Despite the lack of physical evidence, the Air Force continued to collect data on these occurrences for future reference.